Carter's employees will be working all night, preparing thousands of meals of fried chicken and pork chops.

"We usually start picking up heavy traffic on Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Our big day is Sunday," explained Carter. "After the homecoming is over, people check out of their hotels. They come by the restaurant and eat with us."

The managers at the Hilton Garden Inn said that Homecoming Week in Albany is something they plan for all year.

"The entire staff, they are just gearing up. Exciting and just overwhelming," said Hilton Garden Inn Housekeeping Manager Vicki Thomas.

The Hilton has actually been booked every night for two months.

Between Hurricane Matthew, the Sunbelt Ag Expo this week, and this weekend's homecoming have made a hotel room anywhere in Albany a very rare thing to find.